president obama tells "60 minutes" why he should be re-elected. >> did you overpromise? did you underestimate how difficult this was going to be? >> i didn't overpromise and i didn't underestimate how tough this was going to be. a new scandal. more allegation of sexual misconduct this time against the president of the nation's biggest amateur sports organization. and it's green monday. if you thought holiday sales were already through the roof, just wait. captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for monday, december 12th, 2011. good morning, everybody. appreciate you joining us. i'm terrell brown. during an exclusive interview on "60 minutes" last night, president obama explains

why he thinks he should be reelected and why he doesn't think the american people will buy into the republican argument. the president spoke with correspondent steve kroft. >> reporter: why do you think you deserve to be reelected? what have you accomplished? >> not only saving this country from a great depression, not only saving the auto industry, but putting in place a system in which we're going to start lowering health care costs and you're never going to go bankrupt because you get sick or somebody in your family gets sick, making sure that we have reformed the financial system so we never again have taxpayer funded bailouts and the system is more stable and secure, ending don't ask, don't tell, decimating al qaeda, including bin laden being taken off the field, and when it comes to the economy, we've got a lot more work to do, and we're going to keep on at it. >> susan mcginnis is in

washington with more. >> reporter: the president spoke very frankly with cbs news about all of the republican contenders. meanwhile, that gop field is looking more like it's down to two. >> ending don't ask, don't tell. >> reporter: president obama listed the reasons why he should be reelected in an exclusive interview with cbs' "60 minutes." >> we did all of the right things to prevent a great depression and to get the economy growing again and to get job creation going again. >> reporter: he defended his economic policies, but wasn't surprised that a new cbs news poll shows 54% of americans don't believe he deserves another term. >> they shouldn't feel satisfied. we've got a lot more work to do in order to get this country and the economy moving in a way that benefits everybody. >> reporter: as for the republicans vying for his job, the president insists they all have the same agenda, tax cuts for wealthy and weaker

regulations. >> the contrast and visions where i want to take the country and where they say they the to take the country is going to be stark. >> reporter: with the first votes in the gop race now three weeks away, newt gingrich campaigns in new hampshire today, not far from mitt romney, who is facing new criticism. >> there's a section called -- >> reporter: some accuse the former massachusetts governor of being out of touch after proposing a pricey wager at this weekend's debate. >> rick, i tell you what, 10,000 bucks? 10,000 dollar bet. >> reporter: romney tried to laugh off the controversy sunday, quoting his wife. >> she said a lot of things you do well, betting isn't one of them. >> reporter: but romney is betting on new hampshire. he holds a solid lead there, although gingrich is gaining ground. now, the president talked about a wide range of issues, terrell, that whole interview is available on our website at cbsnews.com. >> the other candidates went after newt gingrich in the te .

debate? >> they called him a pedaler and talked about his infidelity and marriage and supporting the obama health care. he defend is himself and he came back, attacking them back and admitted to his failings and said he has had to ask god's forgiveness for certain things. another debate this thursday in iowa. >> susan mcginnis in washington this morning, thank you. occupy wall street protesters say they will try to shut down ports today up and down the west coast from los angeles to vancouver. early last month, thousands of protesters were able to shut down the port of oakland overnight. the demonstrators are rallying against what they say are unfair working conditions but they don't have the support of the long shoreman's union. derik crouse who was killed last week on the university of campus thursday will be buried today. police say 22-year-old ross

truitt ashley shot crouse and took his own life. crouse and ashley didn't apparently know each other. ashley's motive remains a mystery. the aau, the allegations against bobby dodd date back to the 1980s. two men told espn that dodd molested them when they were boys between the ages of 12 and 16 while they stayed at hotels tournament tournaments. >> he had a key. he always somehow had a key to whatever room i was in, because that was his m.o. was coming in in the middle of the night when you're asleep and trying to assault you. >> the aau, one of the biggest volunteer sports organizations in this country, has also launched an investigation. dodd is currently on medical leave in the aau and says he will not return to his job. former penn state football coach joe paterno is hospitalized with a broken pelvis. he fell at his home on saturday and reinjuring the broken pelvis he suffered in august when he

was hit by one of his players during practice. paterno was fired by penn state following allegations of sexual abuse involving one of his former assistant coaches jerry sandusky. a key prosecution witness in the case is expected to testify tomorrow. anna werner reports. >> reporter: former penn state assistant coach mike mcqueary is among those expected to testify tuesday. mcqueary told a grand jury that in 2002, he saw jerry sandusky in a locker room shower on the penn state campus sexually assaulting a young boy. >> mr. sandusky, any comments. >> reporter: according to the grand jury report, he saw a boy he estimated to be 10 years old with his hands up against the wall being raped by a naked sandusky. but a local newspaper report raised new questions about whether mcqueary may have told a different story back then. the hair russburg patriot news quoting a source says after the incident, mcqueary went to his father's home where a family

friend, dr. jonathan dranof was present. the newspaper said dranof reportedly said at the time mcqueary heard sex sounds and saw a young boy stick his head around the corner and an adult arm reach around and pull the boy back. they say he asked mcqueary several times if he saw anything sexual and several times mcqueary said no. at dranof's home, a woman commented. his account could be important for former penn state administrators tim curley and schultz. they claim when mcqueary told them about the incident, he did not report seeing actual sexual activity. lawyers for the two men said the new information would be powerful exculpatory evidence and the charges against our clients should be dismissed. mcqueary denied comment. anna werner, cbs news, state

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1% and other markets were also higher. today, wall street gets the latest data on the deficits. stocks are trying to extend last week's rally. the dow finished up almost 1.5%, while the nasdaq gained just shy of 1%. today is expected to be the busiest shipping day of the year. fedex alone will move 17 million packages today. that's 10% more than last year. they and other big shipping companies have added a record number of seasonal workers to handle the load. it's all because of the best holiday shopping season in years and it's all about to get even better. today is green monday. the start of the busiest week for online shopping as consumers rush to make sure they can get their holiday gifts delivered on time. so far, cybersales are up 15% this year and totaling nearly $25 billion. meanwhile, brick and mortar retailer lowe's is coming under fire from pulling its ads from a reality tv show. the show all american muslim

follows the lives of five families in michigan. the show was pulled after a christian group claimed the show is muslim propaganda. and hollywood's holidays are off to a terrible start. new year's eve won the weekend box office race about almost $14 million in ticket sales but the big story is how few americans went to the movies at all. the total take this weekend was 77 million dollars. that is the smallest in more than three years. terrell, i think everyone must be online shopping right now. >> probably the idea. not a bad idea too. i'm sure that number will pick up through the holidays. ashley morrison in new york, thank you. in case you missed it, actor alec baldwin dropped in on "snl" this week for a skit mocking the airline industry. he issued a fake apology. >> captain rogers, don't phones

interview with the plane's communication system? >> you don't really believe that, do you, sam would you get on a airplane if you thought one kindle switch could take it down? it's just a cruel joke perpetrated by the airplane industry and we would have gotten away with it, but alec baldwin was just too smart for us! he really is something, sal. >> seriously, alec, i don't think this is going -- >> keep going. it's great. >> actually pretty good. last week, baldwin i should a real apology to passengers on the flight but he still slammed the airline. just turn it off. up next on the morning news, a look at your weather. in sports, the giants and cowboys square off in big d and it comes down to a final kick. c] cool. you found it. wow. nice place. yeah. [ chuckles ] the family thinks i'm out shipping these. smooth move. you used priority mail flat rate boxes.

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and 50s in the northwest but only in the teens and 20s in the plains. in sports this morning, the new york giants ended a four-game losing streak to keep their playoff hopes alive. it came down to the final seconds. two arlington, texas. giants quarterback eli manning led a fourth quarter comeback and giants take the lead over the cowboys with a touchdown and a two-point conversion. dallas on the verge of tying the game when new york's jason pierre-paul blocked a field goal attempt. the giants 37-34 win puts them in first place in the nfc east. boy, oh, boy, oh, boy. they are now 7-6. a thrilling game there. in denver, broncos quarterback tim tebow got another comeback win down 10-0 with barely two minutes to play. he led two scoring drives to tie the game in an overtime. denver's matt prater killed a field goal to beat the bears 13-10. the 8-5 broncos now in sole possession of first place in the afc west. in green bay, packers quarterback aaron rodgers threw

for 281 yards and two touchdowns. pack beat the oakland raiders 46-16. packers pushed their undefeated season to 13-0. they are just one win away from locking up home field advantage in the playoffs. in baseball, national league mvp ryan braun is planning to appeal a positive. he tested positive for elevated testosterone. he will be appealing. lamar odom has been traded to the nba champ dallas mavericks for a first round draft pick and giving the mavs a second round pick. odom won the sixth man of the year award last season. in the closing seconds of saturday's game between xavier and cincinnati, a bench clearing fight erupted. the brawl prompted the referees to call the game with nine seconds left on the clock.

xavier won that game 76-53, if it even matters. each team suspended four players. when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. two brothers brew up a better beer and a bigger business. [ male announcer ] cranberry juice? wake up! ♪ that's good morning, veggie style. hmmm [ male announcer ] for half the calories -- plus veggie nutrition. could've had a v8.

on the "cbs morning news," here's a look at today's weather. various parts of the country will see scattered showers from light rain in the southeast to rain and snow in the southwest and a wintry mix in the upper midwest. rain will also move into southern california later in the day. here is another look at this morning's top stories. an exclusive interview, president obama explained to "60 minutes" why he should be re-elected. he says he saved the country from a depression and took out most of al qaeda leaders but admits there's a lot more work to be done on the economy. online sales are up 15% this

year. a research group says americans have spent $24.6 billion so far this season and this week, beginning today with green monday, it's expected to be the busiest of all for online retailers. now to a story about two beer loving brothers, they don't just love beer, they make it too. and like other independent brewers across the country, they have seen sales rise like the head on a good beer. elaine quijano reports. >> reporter: like millions of beer drinkers in america, john trovner and his younger brother chris discovered in college they really enjoyed beer. >> not just drinking the beer but what is behind the beer, the history in the beer and where these flavors came from and where we thought we could take them. >> reporter: so they started their own brewery in harrisburg, pennsylvania. they played it safe, making beers based on business plans. but safe didn't sell. >> we were about five years into it. we was almost like if we're going to go down, let's have fun doing it so we started doing beers that we really loved.

we weren't thinking about what would sell well and we started having fun. >> reporter: that saved them. their customers loved the new beers and by 2008, they had reached a tipping point. >> we couldn't make more beer but we had the orders coming in. >> reporter: so at the height of the recession, troegs decided to expand. they hired sales reps and have watched their market grow since. now they are moving their award-winning brewery into a plant three times larger. >> we have definitely nervous. today is a special day where we are trying to get our new batch through the brew house sale and tweaking everything as fast as we can to make sure everything goes well. >> reporter: the expansion means growing from 50 to 70 employees. already they have found a formula has eluded other businesses how to grow jobs in a recession. according to industry figures, they and their fellow craft brewers are responsible for employeeing 100,000 people.

elaine quijano, cbs news, har s harrisbu harrisburg, pennsylvania this morning, on "the early show," the ladies of "the talk." i'm terrell brown. and this is the "cbs morning news." ♪ have a better day [ male announcer ] only subway has a deal this flat-out delicious -- the $3 flatbread breakfast combo. a toasty flatbread breakfast sandwich and a 16-ounce cup of seattle's best coffee

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good monday morning and welcome to 9news now. today is december 12th, i'm andrea roane. glad you're with us. >> wow, flying by. mike hydeck. i just got the tree up this weekend. i can't believe it. mr. bernstein, i love your tie.

>> there is no snow outside. a couple of spots where any water has been leaking, it is a cold enough for that. >> it is a great time. >> it is the holiday season, come on. >> we prefer the snow right there on the top. >> it did not happen unfortunately. this weekend, this weekend, our ski areas should be open, the local ones here in pennsylvania, western maryland, west virginia. let's get you going with a look at the day planner. it is a cold morning out there. some spots in the upper teens right now. 32 at reagan national. 43 by noon. this afternoon, we'll have highs in the mid to upper 40s with a 5:00 temperature of 43. we do have clouds with us for a few hours this morning. there is a storm system down back toward atlanta even and north florida that's moving in. you see some of the cloudiness we have with us now. the cold temps we were talking about, 18 in frederick. manassas, culpepper,

martinsburg, while 23 in la plata. easton at 25 this morning. you'll see them there. mid to the upper 40s. might tickle the 50 degree reading toward culpepper and tappahannock. it is early on this monday morning. we've got a couple of reports of some slick spots, don't we? >> we do have some icy spots. you want to watch out for them. you see the two triangles right here. that's where we've got the big icy spots. i'm going to zoom into that area and show you exactly where it is. on the west side of the clara barton parkway, closed down at the glen echo turnaround. icy spot on fox hall road leaving the chain bridge and heading inbound toward the district as well. we'll take a live look right here on glebe road, at chain bridge. you can take the right turn on to canal road but beware of the icy spots. you may want to take macarthur boulevard as your alternate. elsewhere, no problems to report here in college park,

things are look fine as we head around into silver spring and bethesda. 270, no problems in from frederick. we'll talk about construction at 4:39. back to you, andrea and mike. >> funeral services for a slain virginia tech police officer will take place later today. >> 39-year-old derekcrous was -- deriek crouse was shot and killed by ashley who then took his own life. bob mcdonnell will be among the speakers on the tech campus. virginia state police are looking for a motive in the shooting still. officer crouse was gunned down touring a traffic stop. former penn state football assistant coach jerry sandusky will face his alleged investigators during a preliminary court hearing. the defensive coordinator was arrested again last week after two new alleged victims came forward. ten people in all have now made allegations. sandusky has maintained his innocence from the beginning.

in related news, former penn state football coach joe paterno is back in the hospital. the 84-year-old refractured his pelvis after a fall at home. he's being treated for lung cancer. he was fired in the wake of the sexual abuse allegations against his former assistant coach jerry sandusky. >> washington redskins may have played their best game of the year, team football is what they did yesterday. but they didn't get blown out. it turned out ok even though they lost. >> as one player said, it is still not a w in the win column. the talk was all about the pass offense. no one ever mentioned new england's defense which is among the worst in the league. >> lackluster on a good day. despite that, the game didn't begin with. rex grossman pinned in the end zone. get rid of the ball, rex! it was a touchdown for the patriots at that point. rex and the